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6.. L. GOODREDGE STANCHION Filed Feb. 10, 1921 Y (jinn for dmdye Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

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Application fi led Feb ruary 10, 1921. Serial No. 443,922.

To all whom it may concern:v V

Be it known that I, GARDNER L. mean, a citizen or the United States, residing at East Stanwood, in the county of Snohomish and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in'Stanchions; and I do hereby declare'the following to be'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stanch ons, the purpose being the provision of a device of this nature adapted to automatically lock and to be controlled from a predetermined point whereby a'number of stanchions may be simultaneously operated to release a number of animals at one time which is-of vital importance in an emergency such as a fire since time is saved.

The invention provides a stanchion which is free to swing and otherwise has a limited movement, thereby minimizing the chances of hurting the animal when secured.

The invention furthermore provides a stanchion wherebyany one of a number of such devices may be temporarily disengaged from the controlling means whereby to prevent the release of a particular animal when the others are set free.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the inventionis understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention'it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet difierent conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification,

Figure 1 is a front view of a stanchion embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a detail View of the separable ends of the members and the parts associated jtherewith, the same appearing on a larger scale, and i Figure 3 is a detail view showing more clearly the means" for releasably connecting the operating strand to the lock.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of thedrawings by like reference characters.

The stanchion comprises Sl llar mere Goon bers 1 and 2 pivot-ally connected at 3 and separable at their opposite ends. Each of the members 1 and 2 ispreferably formed of a metal bar having its end portions bent laterally'in the direction and oppositely inclined. The upright portions of the members are preferably lined with wood as indicated at 1. Anloverhead beam'or support 5*extends the length oi a line of stalls and a lower beam or support 6 is disposed in parallel relation with the beam 5. The stanchions are supported between the beams 5 and 6 in a manner toswing and otherwise have a limited movement. For this purpose flexible connections 7 and 8 are provided and consist of short lengths of chain. A contractile helical spring 9 normally tends to draw the separable ends of the members 1 and 2 together. V hen the members 1 and 2 are closed they are made secure by suitable locking means 10 which, asshown, consist of a latch pivotally supported intermediate of its ends on the free end of the member 2 and adapted to engage a stop or shoulder of the member 1. A spring 11 cooperates with the latch 10 to normally hold it in engagement with the member 1 when the stanchion is closed. The latch 10 is operable by means or a flexible strand 12 which may consist of a light cable or chain, the same being releasably connected at one end to the latch 10 and having its opposite end connectedjto a rod 13 or like part. A plurality of guides 14 are disposed along the outer side of the member 2 and receive the strand 12 and direct the same in its movement.

The outer or free end of the latch 10 is provided with an opening 15 to receive a stud 16 and the latter has an opening to re- 9 ceive a pin 17 connected by a chain or other manner to the stud 16 to prevent loss. After the stud 16 has been passed through the opening 15 of the latch 10, it is made secure by passing the pin 17 through the opening in the end of the stud. This provides means for detachably connecting the strand 12 with the latch 10; It'is to be understood that any equivalent means admitting of a like result may be employed. When the part 12 is disconnected from the latch 10, the stanchion may not be operated by the usual controlling means. Hence, any particular animal may be held secure while the others are released. The rod 13 or like part is connected to an operating lever 18 disposed at any predetermined point. Th 12 ct each stair chion of a series is connected to the part 13 to be operated thereby. T he operating lever 18 is provided with the usual hand latch 20 to cooperate with a rack bar 19, whereby to hold the operating lever in an adjusted position.

it will be understood that the invention provides a stanchion mounted to swing and otherwise have a limited movement and which is opera ble in any adjusted position to admit of securing or releasingthe animal, the stanchion being readily-releasable from the controlling means so as to prevent the release at a particular animal while the others are liberated.

l l hat is claimed is:

A stanchion made in separable sections, one of the sections having a recess, a latch pivoted to the other section, a lug on one end portion of the latch to enter said recess,

the other end portion of the latch being deflected away from V the adjacent section, a spring interposed between the said deflected end portion of the latch and the adjacent section to normally maintain the latch engaged in said recess and a draw member secured to said deflected end portion of the latch crossing the line of permanent connec tion of the sections and operable to move said latch out of said recess, and guide means for the draw member on said sectionsto insure pull on the draw member substantially in the line of opening of the section to which the latch is pivoted. it

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses. GARDNER L. GOODR-IDGE. i fitnesses CHARLES E. Yueun, Evnnr Pnrnnson. 

